Canonical Literature Of Jainas

Author(s): H R Kapadia
Publisher: Hindi Granth Karyalay

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GENESIS OF THE JAINA SCRIPTURES
mentioned' in virtue of their importance and the consequent unique position they hold, not only so far as the 12th Anga is concerned but all the 12 Aigas are concerned. But even this construction does not at all improve our situation,
It appears that looking to the nature of the five sections, they must have been composed in the very order in which they are mentioned in Nandi, and that the other order only reflects the attitude that can be taken regarding the study and teaching of Anuogu, the 4th section of Ditthivāya. To put it explicitly, on seeing that upakrana, niksepa, anugama and naya form the four entrances to unuyoga or exposition, one inay be inclined to believe that the Anuoga in question, too, is associated with these four entrances. If this is correct, it may be added that it is an open secret that one has to go through the first two entrances before studying a scripture (strictly speaking its portion), and the last two entrances are resorted to, after one has been initiated into the portion concerned. Some may therefore look upon the first two entrances as the main ones; for, it is after mastering them that the study of the portion concerned is commenced, whereas others may attach more importance to the last two as they help in cultivating and culminating the real study. It is this difference of opinion which may lead to the cliange in the assignment of the orders for Puragayu and Inuogu. For, those who hold the first view may assign to Anuoga, a place prior to that meant for Puvvayaya, whereas those who hold the second view may place Puvvugaya ahead of Anuya. This means that some may believe that the right place for Anuoga, is just where it is first made use of, whereas some may believe that the initial stage is not so important as the culminating one, and that the latter follows the initiation of the work in question, and hence it cannot be assigned a place prior to that work but only one following it.
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This so to say furnishes us with an example of the figure of speech known as synccclochu'.